Thursday, March 27, 2014

Afropunk.com says "Bi Matters", BiNet USA applauds

When I initially met my best friend, she identified as specifically
queer and avoided the dreaded “bisexual” term like a cat avoids water.
It wasn’t until recently that she confidently accepts bisexuality as a
part of her identity. Why, you ask? Because bi-haters. The worst part
is, I didn’t realize, for the longest time, my own prejudice against
bisexuality was no better than the bi-haters I’d actively accused.In
mainstream consciousness, the queer community is seen as a close-knit
bunch. However, like any other social group, we have our own inequality
issues. With the growing trans* visibility in our media, we are (very)
slowly growing in support and inclusion of transgender people within our
community. But sadly, with all the progression we’ve seen with trans*
issues, I find we (the queer community) are equally as stagnant, or even
weakening, in the understanding of bisexual people. Seeing that the
bisexuality spectrum represents the majority of the LGBT community, it’s time we respect that fact.

Community Definition of Bisexuality

“Bisexual - A person whose enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction is to other people of various sexes and/or gender identities. Individuals may experience this attraction in differing ways and degrees over their lifetime.”

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